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RDBPROD: Integer Overflow on Fixed Point Numbers (Doc ID 973233.1)

Last updated on APRIL 16, 2024

Applies to:

Oracle Rdb Server on OpenVMS - Version 7.2 and later
HP OpenVMS Itanium
HP OpenVMS Alpha


Symptoms

When multiplying two BIGINTs which are defined as fixed-point numbers, e.g. as
B1   BIGINT(6)   and
B2   BIGINT(8)

the following exception may be reported unexpectedly:

Cause

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